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Today's Highlights
Kingfisher in the snow Water rail-in reeds below cafe Lapwing Redshank Curlew Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Pochard Teal Shoveler Pintail Wigeon Tufted duck Goldeneye Moorhen Coot Great crested grebe Fieldfare Tree sparrow Goldfinch Reed bunting Mut
26 February 2018
Glaucous Gull
Holden Tower A second calendar year (2cy) Glaucous Gull was on the sands until 0840 when it flew upriver 124 European or Russian White-fronted Geese flew in to feed at 0850am, the Red-breasted Gosse was among the Barnacle Geese. A few Skylark were on the
26 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2018
1 Brambling - flew W across wildside 1 Bittern - main reedbed (middle channel) 1 Caspian Gull 3rd yr - main lake, marsh 1 Goldeneye - main lake 4 Shelduck - main lake, scrape 12 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 12 Fieldfare - E bank 16 Redwing - wildside, shelt
26 February 2018
Sunny Sunday
Drake Pintail on the Rushy Pen Russian White-fronted Geese flying in Rushy Hide and Peng Observatory Little Stint, 80 Pintail and 70+ Bewick's Swans here today (83 still on site) Tack Piece 500 Wigeon, 9 Redshank, 120 Dunlin, a few Golden Plover, up to
25 February 2018
Latest Sightings
Glorious sunshine but wrap up warm! A good count of 5000+ Pink-footed Geese, well worth checking through as a Bean Goose (probable Taiga) was seen locally in the past couple of days. Wildfowl counts included 408 Whooper Swan (more roosting), 519 Greylag,
25 February 2018
Today's sightings
A bright sunny day here at Welney, albeit rather cold. All hides are open, although sturdy footwear/wellingtons will be needed to access the Reedbed Hide as the path remains muddy. Sightings so far: Whooper swan Mute swan Pink-footed goose Tundra bean goo
25 February 2018
Recent Sightings - 25th Feb 2018
A cold but sunny morning here at Castle Espie. The following sightings were recorded today on a receding tide: Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Shelduck 104, Brent 66, Oystercatcher 200, Lesser black-backed gull 1,
25 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 25/2/2018
Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Mute swan 2 Grey heron 18 Oystercatcher 4 (two pairs) Redshank 24 Lapwing 53 (11 on meadow) Tufted duck 13 (six male, seven female) Shelduck 30 Coot 5 Shoveler 4 (three male, one female) Wigeon 6 (three pairs) Kestrel 2 (pair) &
25 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 25th February 2018
206 Cormorant - main lake 1 Bittern - main lake SE corner, best viewed from WWF Hide 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 Goldeneye - main lake 4 Shelduck - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake 2 Stonechat - main lake 8 Siskin - South route, sheltered lagoon Feb
25 February 2018
Today's sightings
Whooper swan Mute swan Greylag Pink-footed goose (x14) Tundra bean goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Gadwall Wigeon Teal Pochard Tufted duck Goldeneye Coot Moorhen Little egret Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Dunlin Lapwing Black-he
24 February 2018
Wildlife sightings for 24th February 2018
1 Bittern - main lake 1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 1 Redshank - main lake 9 Fieldfare - wader scrape bank 12 Redwing - South route, sheltered lagoon 2 Stonechat - main lake 6 Siskin - around the South route feeders February bird highlig
24 February 2018
Latest Sightings - Saturday 24th February
Another brilliantly sunny start to the day, a light frost this morning which is melting quickly in the sun. A brisk north easterly wind keeping things fresh. Plenty of wildfowl on the ponds & fields, birds are singing down the Avenues. A Stoat was da
24 February 2018
Recent Sightings (21st-23rd Feb)
British Steel Hide Highlights from the hide from the past few days include a Water Pipit (22nd) , a Spotted Redshank (22nd) , a Great White Egret (21st) , 2 Merlins (22nd), 2 Spoonbills (23rd) , a good count of 12 Great Crested Grebes (21st), 3 Red-breast
23 February 2018
Today's sightings
Mute swan Whooper swan Bewick's swan Pink-footed goose Shelduck Shoveler Mallard Pintail Wigeon Pochard Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Oystercatcher Black-tailed godwit Redshank Snipe Golden plover Lapwing Black-headed gull Starling Pied wagtail Reed bunting
23 February 2018
Woodcock and other birds
Possibly the last blast of winter as the high pressure brings in the cold from the east. Here at Martin Mere this should mean excellent birding condition particularly as most of the hides face west, so wrap up warm and make the most of it. Friday counts i
23 February 2018